The Sharpening with Amber Tamblyn

The Sharpening with Amber Tamblyn

Good Riddance: Lost Childhoods, Found Pictures

Lessons from Beyoncé, newsletter cross-pollination with Elizabeth Gilbert, and an exciting guest for The Short and Sweet.

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Amber Tamblyn
May 31, 2025
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Me squealing with joy on a rocking horse in my parents’ living room, circa 1987.

This past week I saw the one and only Beyoncé perform at her record-breaking Cowboy Carter tour. It was a transformative experience—a show of such skill and artistry that I have not stopped thinking about it since and doubt I will anytime soon. The nearly three-hour show is unapologetically feminist, passionately political in the most personal and existential ways, and, in my opinion, a work of genius. I try not to throw this word around carelessly, but I believe it is true of both Beyoncé and the Cowboy Carter Tour itself.

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